Mo Cheeks
Mo Cheeks
Maurice Edward "Mo" Cheeksis an American retired professional basketball player and currently an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Thunder of the National Basketball Association. He was the head coach of the Detroit Pistons from June 10, 2013, to February 9, 2014 and has also served as head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and Philadelphia 76ers...
balance continued feeling game good great needed tonight win
We just needed to win a game to get back to feeling good about ourselves, and I thought tonight was a great way to do it. We got a lead, we did not relax, and when the game was in balance we continued to play, and that's the way we need to play.
couple games last period satisfying
It's satisfying to play that way, period ... . The last couple of games were a benefit.
bench bit certainly chris games guys minutes played problem rely scale stretch stronger
A back problem is what it is, and with Chris having played as many minutes as he has over his career, now certainly we'll scale back his minutes. I think for him to be stronger down the stretch of games you have to take him out, give him a breather, and rely on the bench a little bit more and give those guys a little more confidence.
allen anytime chris coming games guys huge plus realizing rest tough
Anytime you can rest Allen and Chris it's big, realizing how many games we have coming up this week. Those are tough games, and anytime you get to rest those guys is a huge plus for us.
allen ball defensive game good offensive phase pick shared team
I just thought that everyone had to pick up every phase of our game because Allen wasn't playing. We did that on the offensive end and the defensive end. We shared the ball and we did a lot of good things team wise.
allen few game guys time tolerate wants
Allen is one of the few guys who can tolerate a lot of pain, and at game time you know he really wants to play. We take him for granted.
sam starting
Sam is working his way back in the lineup. I don't know when. He will be back starting at some point. I just want him to be consistent; I want him to be aggressive, that's all. It has something to do with Steven; it has something to do with us as a team.
allen chris continued drive fourth guys jump late needed penalty score shots
Down the stretch, when we needed those two guys to score the points, that's what they did. We got into the penalty and Allen continued to drive the ball, and Chris had wide-open jump shots because Allen continued to drive the ball, and that's what those guys have to do late in the fourth quarter.
bang bit dive guy hustle rebound
You get a guy who can bang a little bit, rebound a little bit, dive on the floor. You got a hustle guy who does a little bit of everything.
less minutes start trying
I think less minutes is something that we're going to start trying to do now.
aggressive bit change coming defense early felt help maybe needed
Johnny, as of late, has been coming in early anyway, so I just felt we needed a little bit of change maybe to help our aggressive defense from the beginning.
bit guys saw tonight
What you saw tonight was a little bit of our future, young guys who can make plays.
allen hurt point
If Allen is hurt to the point where he can't play, you know he's really, really hurt.
ability ball guys shooting shot
If they're not shooting the ball that well it can be a little tough, but they have different guys who have the ability to shoot the ball the way they shot it tonight.